This is a fraction of the £20,000 cost of a wedding in the UK. Georgina Porteous, 36, who wed Sid Innes, said: "I don’t see the point in these massive weddings. It takes away from what marriage is truly about."

They had rings, flowers, a cake and a photographer, and managed it with a combination of donations, recycling old clothes and served homemade food.

They also hosted a reception with a picnic, drinks, jazz music and dancing at a romantic setting in the Scottish Highlands.

Apart from the £70 they had to pay by law for their marriage fees, their only expenditure was a pound on Georgina's vintage wedding gown.

She added: "There is nothing to gain from spending a huge amount of money. The day is supposed to be about marrying the person you love and for us all that mattered was that we were becoming husband and wife. We didn’t want or need a big, fancy affair."

Georgina, an artist, met singer-songwriter Sid, 39, at an art fair in Glasgow in 2009 and immediately said 'yes' when he proposed in Berlin last year.

The couple, who live near Inverness, started planning their big day but as they are both dedicated to recycling and self-sufficiency, they vowed to keep their nuptials as simple as possible.

The only expense they could not avoid was the statutory £70 for the fees required to marry, but everything else was donated or sourced for free.

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Georgina said: "From day one of the engagement we knew we wanted a small and cheap wedding, it was a natural thing for us because we are so invested in recycling and self-sustainability. We were really excited to plan it all.

"We have always been a bit alternative and arty so I enjoyed doing something a little different from everyone else’s weddings."

The wedding took place last night in a barn behind the couple's idyllic cottage, which was decorated with solar lanterns, locally grown flowers and hay bales donated from farmers.